"married Carol Pearson in Hackney, London, in 1984. They have two sons, both born in Hackney: Christopher Richard Clarke (born 1987) and Matthew Jack Clarke (born 1990). Previously resident in Norwich, they now live in Cambridge. Clarke speaks Cuban Spanish (a legacy of his student links with Cuba), French, and German. In 2004, he became a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society to acknowledge its contribution to education and in memory of his father, who had been a statistician. Clarke is an avid supporter of Norwich City Football Club. In July 2018 He was awarded the Honorary degree of Doctor"
"Slaughter and May before going to work in 2010 for the Surrey based Conservative MP Dominic Raab, and then the Humberside based Conservative MP Graham Stuart. Clarke unsuccessfully stood as the Conservative candidate in the Middlesbrough constituency in the 2015 general election, coming third and suffering a swing against his party of 2.3%. Whilst being employed as a Policy Advisor to the Conservative MP Graham Stuart, he was selected as the Conservative candidate for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland in April 2017. He was subsequently elected at the 2017 general election as an MP, winning the seat from Labour after"
"eleven (11) members of parliament (MP); of which six are members of the Labour Party, and five are Conservatives. Kenneth Clarke of Rushcliffe is a former Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lord High Chancellor. Following the 2017 County Council elections, the County Council is controlled by a coalition of Conservatives and Mansfield Independent Forum, having taken control from the Labour administration. The seats held are 31 Conservatives, 23 Labour, 11 Independents, 1 Liberal Democrat. In the previous 2013 election, the County Council was Labour controlled, a gain from the Conservatives. Local government is devolved to seven local borough and"
"in Britain since Lord Palmerston in the early 19th century. He returned to government in 2010 and his total time as a minister is the fifth-longest in the modern era; having spent over 20 years serving under Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher, John Major and David Cameron. Clarke was born in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, and was christened with the same name as his father, Kenneth Clarke, a Nottinghamshire mining electrician and later a watchmaker and jeweller. He attended Nottingham High School before going to read for a law degree at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he graduated with an upper"
"from the Labour Party. Castle was a two-member ward but unusually Labour could only field one candidate. Eight other local Labour members were also expelled; including Clarke's running mate in the election, Peter Evans, also a previous Borough Councillor; John Dickie, a former Labour leader of the Borough Council; and a second former Labour leader of the Borough Council, Geoff Howes. Howes had also been a Mayor of the town who, not long before, had been elected by the then controlling Labour party as a Freeman of the Borough. Clarke said: ""...They [Labour] have shot themselves in the foot. This...was"
"North and as a Green Party candidate. He achieved 1,503 votes (3.8%) beating the Liberal Democrat candidate Angela Patterson (3.6%). The seat was held by Conservative Michael Ellis (British politician) who received 16,699 votes (42.4%). His old Labour colleague Sally Keeble achieved second place with a 34.1% share of the votes. He wrongly claimed that a company backed by City financier Nathaniel Philip Rothschild had been funding terrorists. Tony Clarke (British politician) Anthony Richard Clarke (born 6 September 1963, Northampton, England), known as Tony Clarke is a former Member of Parliament and ex General Manager of Northampton Town Football Club."
"were previously held by the Conservatives, they retained Rushcliffe in the 1997 New Labour landslide. This was at the time attributed in part to its more rural nature, but also to the personal popularity of the incumbent MP, Conservative Kenneth Clarke. Surprisingly, however, the 2017 election saw an unexpectedly large swing to Labour, cutting Clarke's majority to its lowest since 2001 in the face of the highest Labour vote since 1970. Notably, Rushcliffe voted to remain in the European Union in 2016; while this is in keeping with Clarke's generally pro-European stance, the large increase in Labour's vote also indicates"
"Tom Clarke (politician) Thomas Clarke, (born 10 January 1941) is a British Labour Party politician who was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1982 until 2015, representing Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill from 2005 until losing his seat to Philip Boswell of the SNP in the May 2015 general election. Clarke was born in Coatbridge and was educated at All Saints Primary School in Airdrie and St Columba High School in Coatbridge, followed by the Scottish College of Commerce in Glasgow. His brother, Tony, later become a councillor on North Lanarkshire Council. Clarke has long been a strong supporter of British"
"County Council elections. The county is divided in to nine parliamentary constituencies: In the 2010 General Election seven were held by the Conservatives and two by the Liberal Democrats. The Labour Party no longer held the urban constituencies they once held in Norwich North and Great Yarmouth, leaving them with no MP's in the whole of East Anglia; the former Labour Home Secretary Charles Clarke was a high level casualty of that election. In the 2015 General Election seven of these seats were won by the Conservative Party, with Labour winning Norwich South and the Liberal Democrats winning North Norfolk."
"district. Since 1970, Rushcliffe's Member of Parliament has been one of Britain's prominent political figures, Kenneth Clarke of the Conservative Party. Clarke was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1993 to 1997, ran to be party leader during opposition under the Blair Ministry, then became Shadow Secretary of State for Business from 2009 to 2010 and then took ""de facto"" joint role of Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from 2010 as the Lord Chancellor lost in the previous administration the requirement to be a leading judge and sit in the judiciary's highest court as well as a conventionally"
"not intend to. Clark's successor as MP, Stewart Jackson, was re-elected in 2010 with an increased majority, which then fell in 2015. The 2017 result marks the first time since 1929 that Peterborough has voted Labour in an election where the Conservatives won the national popular vote, and the first time it has ever elected a Labour MP in a year in which Labour did not form the government. Furthermore, Peterborough became one of five constituencies, the others being Croydon Central, Enfield Southgate, Leeds North West and Reading East, which elected Labour MPs in 2017 having not done so since"
"which includes some rural wards of Broadland District, was held by Labour from 1966 to 1983 when it was gained by the Conservatives. Labour regained the seat in 1997, holding it until a by-election in 2009. The current MP is the Conservative, Chloe Smith, who held the seat in the 2015 General Election. Norwich South, which includes part of South Norfolk District, was held by Labour from 1966 to 1983 when it was gained by the Conservatives. John Garrett regained the seat for Labour in 1987. Charles Clarke became Labour MP for Norwich South in 1997. In the 2010 General"
"out during the January by-election. In the Northamptonshire County Council election, 2013, Clarke stood as a candidate for Castle Division coming second with 437 votes to the winning Labour candidate's 806. In August 2008, Clarke stated that he would stand against Labour as an independent at the next Parliamentary Election for Northampton South Constituency and did so on 6 May 2010. He polled fourth with 2,242 votes, behind the three main parties' candidates, and avoiding losing his deposit. His campaign cost over £8,000. He lost his borough seat to Labour in 2011. The boundary of the constituency changed for the"
"The Member of Parliament for the parliamentary constituency of Rushcliffe is Kenneth Clarke, of the Conservative party, who has held the seat since 1970. The parish fell within the ancient Rushcliffe wapentake of Nottinghamshire. The two ancient ecclesiastical parishes of Sutton and Bonington were also separate townships; they were united for civil purposes in 1829 and combined in 1923 into one ecclesiastical parish. Related to the situation of the two original parishes, Sutton and Bonington are separate manors, named after their churches – St Anne and St Michael respectively. From 1894 the parish was part of the Leake Rural District,"
"and WRAP as well as being on the board of Circle Housing Group. She is currently a board member of Ombudsman Services. Jones was born and brought up in South Wales, and was educated at Whitchurch High School in Cardiff and then the University of Sussex. She now lives in Brighton. Jones was a member of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee (NEC) within the trade union section from 1993 to 2005. She was elected Chair of the Labour Party in 2000, the year the Prime Minister Tony Blair controversially appointed Charles Clarke to be the similarly named Party Chairman."
"prominent Conservative politicians who were educated at Cambridge in the 1960s. After leaving Cambridge, Clarke was called to the bar in 1963 at Gray's Inn, and ""took silk"" (was promoted to Queen's Counsel) in 1980. Clarke sought election to the House of Commons almost immediately after leaving university. His political career began by contesting the Labour stronghold of Mansfield at the 1964 and 1966 elections. In June 1970, at the age of 29, he won the East Midlands constituency of Rushcliffe, south of Nottingham, from Labour MP Tony Gardner. Along with Dennis Skinner (Labour–Bolsover), who has also served continually since"
"Loughborough railway station on the Midland Main Line is around 2 km away and provides a range of National Rail services. The Member of Parliament for the parliamentary constituency of Rushcliffe is Kenneth Clarke, of the Conservative party, who has held the seat since 1970. Despite stating he would not stand for reelection in June 2016 (before the announcement of the 2017 election), Ken Clarke stood for reelection at the 2017 General Election and was reelected with a reduced majority of 8,010. The voter turnout for Rushcliffe was 78%, which was the ninth highest in the country. For Nottinghamshire County"
"city of Leicester, it was held for many years by the former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson. Lawson was succeeded in 1992 by Andrew Robathan, who held the seat until its abolition. Following its review of parliamentary representation in Leicestershire, the Boundary Commission for England renamed the Blaby constituency as South Leicestershire, with minor alterations to its boundaries, in time for the 2010 election. 1974–1983: The Rural Districts of Blaby and Lutterworth. 1983–1997: The District of Blaby, and the District of Harborough wards of Broughton, Dunton, Gilmorton, Kilworth, Lutterworth Linden, Lutterworth St Mary's, Lutterworth Sherrier, Lutterworth Wycliffe, Peatling, and"
"seat. At 56.8% it is the highest share of the vote that Labour has ever had in the constituency. Succession of Earl Grosvenor to the peerage as Marquess of Westminster. City of Chester (UK Parliament constituency) The City of Chester is a constituency created in 1545 (turned into a county division in 1885 and reformed in narrowed geographical guise in 1918) and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Chris Matheson of the Labour Party. The constituency covers the English city of Chester on the border of Wales and parts of the surrounding Cheshire"
"1944 during a training exercise. Four members of the Royal Air Force were killed. The Member of Parliament for the parliamentary constituency of Rushcliffe is Kenneth Clarke, of the Conservative party, who has held the seat since 1970. Despite stating he would not stand for reelection in June 2016 (before the announcement of the 2017 election), Ken Clarke stood for reelection at the 2017 General Election and was reelected with a reduced majority of 8,010. The voter turnout for Rushcliffe was 78%, which was the ninth highest in the country. For Nottinghamshire County Council elections the parish comes within the"
"in Theresa May's leadership. Clarke lives in the market town of Guisborough, which is close to Middlesbrough, and London. He is married to Hannah and they have a young son. Simon Clarke (politician) Simon Richard Clarke (born 28 September 1984) is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland. He was elected in the 2017 general election held on 8 June. Clarke was born in North Tees Hospital and grew up in the village of Marton. His parents Richard and Jill Clarke were a solicitor and stay-at-home mum. He was privately"
"Harborough (UK Parliament constituency) Harborough () is a constituency covering the south east of Leicestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Neil O'Brien of the Conservative Party. 1885-1918: The Municipal Borough of Leicester, the Sessional Divisions of Lutterworth and Market Harborough, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Leicester and East Norton. 1918-1950: The Urban Districts of Market Harborough, Oadby, and Wigston, and the Rural Districts of Blaby, Hallaton, Lutterworth, and Market Harborough. 1950-1955: The Urban Districts of Market Harborough, Oadby, and Wigston, and the Rural Districts of Blaby, Lutterworth, and Market Harborough."
"outcome status since 1997. Dr Oonagh McDonald was Opposition Spokesman on Defence from 1981–1983, and then Opposition Spokesman on Treasury and Economic Affairs from 1983–1987. Held by the Conservatives with a majority of just over 300 votes, Thurrock is a marginal seat between the Conservatives and Labour. This industrial Essex seat, east of London, includes the towns of Grays, Tilbury and Purfleet and 18 miles of the north bank of the Thames. Historically known for quarrying and heavy industry, it is now a retail destination thanks to the Lakeside shopping centre. Retail and distribution are big employers, while Tilbury Power"
"Bestwood Park, Burton Joyce, Calverton, Lambley, Linby, Newstead, Papplewick, Stoke Bardolph, and Woodborough. Carlton (UK Parliament constituency) Carlton was a constituency in Nottinghamshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election. It was then partly replaced by the new Gedling constituency. 1950-1974: The Urban Districts of Arnold and Carlton, the Rural District of Bingham, and in the Rural District of Basford the civil parishes of Burton Joyce, Calverton, Lambley, Stoke Bardolph, and Woodborough. 1974-1983: The Urban Districts of Arnold"
"Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency) Carlisle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by John Stevenson of the Conservative Party. Carlisle has existed as a seat since the Model Parliament in 1295. It was represented by Labour Party MPs from 1964-2010, although the Conservative candidate came within 2% of taking the seat in 1983-1987, and has been held by John Stevenson of the Conservative Party since the 2010 general election. 1918–1983: The County Borough of Carlisle. 1983–1997: The City of Carlisle wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Currock, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St"
"to Wandsworth Borough Council, serving until 1953. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to win a seat on the London County Council and stood without success in the 1955 general election in Northampton. Clark was elected to Parliament for Nottingham South in 1959, serving on the opposition front bench from 1964 to 1966, the only period in his career. He lost his seat in 1966. He was MP for East Surrey in 1970 to 1974, and from 1974 until he retired in 1992 for its largely successor seat after boundary changes, Croydon South. He was active in the 1970s in"
"Rushcliffe (UK Parliament constituency) Rushcliffe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1970 by Ken Clarke, a Conservative and the current Father of the House. The constituency was formed by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (for first use during the election that year). Since 1950 it has been a safe seat for the Conservative Party whose members have held it without marginal majorities except for a four-year period when it was held by Labour from 1966 coinciding with the First Wilson Ministry. Unlike other constituencies nearby, such as Broxtowe and Gedling, which"
"the date of the general election in 2001, Clark immediately stood down and the Labour Party NEC moved swiftly, New Labour rising star David Miliband was selected to fight the seat. Miliband, an Oxford graduate from London was seen locally as a parachute candidate. Within weeks of the Labour Party winning the 2001 general election, Clark was given a life peerage as Baron Clark of Windermere, of Windermere in the County of Cumbria and now sits in the House of Lords. He was also appointed the paid post of Chairman of the Forestry Commission. Lord Clark of Windermere's ongoing political"
"Labour Party from 1992 to 1993. In May 2009 he admitted that he “fiddled” his expenses to make up for not being paid a salary. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1998 New Year Honours. He was created a life peer on 29 July 1998, as Baron Clarke of Hampstead, of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden. He chaired the Taskforce established to investigate the causes of the disturbances in Burnley in 2001. Tony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Hampstead Anthony James Clarke, Baron Clarke of Hampstead, CBE (called Tony; born"
"by the Labour Party, often as a safe seat. The city has good transport links with Nottingham, Hull and the smaller ancient market towns in Lincolnshire, such as Spalding, Market Rasen and Boston. Lincoln was a bellwether constituency from October 1974 to 2015, voting for the party which would form the government in each election. In 2017 Labour took the seat despite being the 2nd largest party nationwide. General Election 1939/40 Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and"
"come out of retirement and return to the Commons, offering himself to the Kensington and Chelsea constituency Labour Party to challenge Malcolm Rifkind. Ultimately, however, no election was held that year, and the Kensington and Chelsea seat was abolished for the 2010 election. Kensington and Chelsea (UK Parliament constituency) Kensington and Chelsea was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom 1997–2010. It was one of the safest Conservative seats in the United Kingdom, and since its creation in 1997 became a prestigious seat, with MP Alan Clark, the former Defence Secretary Michael"
"and then with his defeat by Lynne Jones of the Labour Party in 1992. Birmingham Selly Oak (UK Parliament constituency) Birmingham, Selly Oak is a constituency of part of the city of Birmingham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Steve McCabe of the Labour Party. 2010–present: The City of Birmingham wards of Billesley, Bournville, Brandwood, and Selly Oak. 1983-2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Bournville, King's Norton, Moseley, and Selly Oak. 1974-1983: The County Borough of Birmingham wards of King's Norton, Moseley, and Selly Oak. 1955-1974: The County Borough of Birmingham wards"
"which was duly approved by Parliament. It is largely based on the former Plymouth, Sutton, with the addition of smaller parts of the former Plymouth Devonport constituency. This constituency was represented since its creation in 2010 by a Conservative, Oliver Colvile. In 2015, against opinion poll predictions of losing, Colvile held the seat over the Labour candidate Luke Pollard, with a reduced majority. The 2015 result gave the seat the 7th most marginal majority of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority. In 2017, Pollard defeated Colvile to gain the seat with a majority of 6,807; originally, the"